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If you’re a history buff but don’t fancy walking up and down Ellicott City’s hills, take note of the new literary (and stationary) tour at Tea on the Tiber. Now you can have a seat and a sweet in the charming teahouse while listening to stories of famous folks who passed through the mill town, such as H.L. Mencken, Washington Irving, Davy Crockett and Robert E. Lee. Even the Union soldiers encamped on the hill in 1862 had something to say about their time spent here: “By rugged hills and busy mills, over dams and rocks a splashing; From wooded plains, the rumbling trains, come ‘round the mountains dashing.” To hear the rest of the poem and the stories of...

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If you’re a history buff but don’t fancy walking up and down Ellicott City’s hills, take note of the new literary (and stationary) tour at Tea on the Tiber.Now you can have a seat and a sweet in the charming teahouse while listening to stories of famous...

Mostly Main Street, news from Ellicott City business district: Restaurant Week, First Friday and Second Sunday and ghost ToursSometimes it's just too hot to cook, right? That's when an event like Howard County Restaurant weeks comes in really handy. We're...

As a 5-year-old who adored her father, Shirley Bossom contentedly tagged along with him 70 years ago on daily errands that often included business in the granite-clad Ellicott City Post Office on Main Street. The lifelong Ellicott City resident recalls...

SAN ANTONIO — This city is known for the Alamo and the River Walk, and rightly so, but don't stop there. The small downtown is packed with interesting sites, and visitors can easily get around by trolley and river taxi. Beyond the city limits, Texas...